osama bin laden 1/23/10

"America will never dream of security unless we will have it in reality in Palestine," he added. "God willing, our raids on you will continue as long as your support to the Israelis will continue."

Osama bin Laden1/23/10

"To Western nations ... this speech is to understand the core reason of the war between our civilization and your civilians. I mean the Palestinian cause. The Palestinian cause is the major issue for my (Islamic) nation. It was an important element in fueling me from the beginning and the 19 others with a great motive to fight for those subjected to injustice and the oppressed," added bin Laden.

Osama bin Laden5/16/08

"The creation and continuation of Israel is one of the greatest crimes, and you [the Americans] are the leaders of its criminals. There is no need to explain and prove the degree of American support for Israel. The creation of Israel is a crime which must be erased.

Osama bin Laden12/02

"We have demonstrated and stated many times, for more than two-and-a-half-decades, that the cause of our disagreement with you is your support to your Israeli allies who occupy our land of Palestine."

Osama bin Laden

Shortly after 9/11/01

The Bible…Can We Believe

It?

Is the Bible historically & archaeologically accurate?

“It may be stated categorically that no archaeological discovery has ever controverted a Biblical reference.”

Nelson Glueck – Jewish archaeologist

Pool of Bethesda - John 5:2

Pontius Pilate – Luke 3: 1

Pontius Pilate – Luke 3: 1

Temple Tax CoinExodus 30: 13Matthew 21: 12-13

First Temple Seal – Nehemiah 7: 46, 55

Hanukkah Stele – Daniel 11: 20-31

10th Century BC Hebrew Text

The deciphered text:

1' you shall not do [it], but worship the [Lord].

2' Judge the sla[ve] and the wid[ow] / Judge the orph[an]

3' [and] the stranger. [Pl]ead for the infant / plead for the po[or and]

4' the widow. Rehabilitate [the poor] at the hands of the king.

5' Protect the po[or and] the slave / [supp]ort the stranger.

Tanak – tanakh - tanach

Tanak – tanakh – tanach

Law – (Torah)Prophets - (Nevi’im)Writings – (Kethuvim)

Tanak – tanakh – tanach

Law – (Torah) = 5Prophets - (Nevi’im) = 8 Writings – (Kethuvim)= 11

total = 24

WritingsRuthChroniclesEzra & NehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SolomonLamentationsDaniel

TorahGenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy

ProphetsJoshuaJudgesSamuelKingsIsaiahJeremiahEzekielThe Twelve Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai

Zechariah Malachi

24 Books

Tanak – tanakh – tanach

Law – (Torah) = 5Prophets - (Nevi’im) = 7 Writings – (Kethuvim)= 10

total = 22

WritingsChroniclesEzra & NehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SolomonDaniel

TorahGenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy

ProphetsJoshuaJudges & RuthSamuelKingsIsaiahJeremiah & LamentationsEzekielThe Twelve Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai

Zechariah Malachi

22 Books

The Bible - OT Is the Hebrew Bible the same

as ours? 22 (or 24) books combine all minor prophets combine all I & II books combine Judges & Ruth combine Ezra & Nehemiah combine Jeremiah & Lamentations

Your BibleTranslation vs. paraphrasePreface – how was it translated?Table of ContentsHistorical infoIntro to each bookSubject index (cyclopedic)ConcordanceMaps

Word of GodWord of the LordSee also Scripture

Psalm 119John 1: 1Hebrews 4: 12I Peter 1: 23-25